diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/controller/cellOperations.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/controller/cellOperations.ts
index 95b59d4677c..d7e77dc70e9 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/controller/cellOperations.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/controller/cellOperations.ts
@@ -648,3 +648,28 @@ export function insertCellAtIndex(viewModel: NotebookViewModel, index: number, s
 	return viewModel.cellAt(index)!;
 }
 
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @param index
+ * @param length
+ * @param newIdx in an index scheme for the state of the tree after the current cell has been "removed"
+ * @param synchronous
+ * @param pushedToUndoStack
+ */
+export function moveCellToIdx(editor: IActiveNotebookEditor, index: number, length: number, newIdx: number, synchronous: boolean, pushedToUndoStack: boolean = true): boolean {
+	const viewCell = editor.cellAt(index) as CellViewModel | undefined;
+	if (!viewCell) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	editor.textModel.applyEdits([
+		{
+			editType: CellEditType.Move,
+			index,
+			length,
+			newIdx
+		}
+	], synchronous, { kind: SelectionStateType.Index, focus: editor.getFocus(), selections: editor.getSelections() }, () => ({ kind: SelectionStateType.Index, focus: { start: newIdx, end: newIdx + 1 }, selections: [{ start: newIdx, end: newIdx + 1 }] }), undefined);
+	return true;
+}
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/viewModel/notebookViewModel.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/viewModel/notebookViewModel.ts
index 5ab83677907..36dfe670427 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/viewModel/notebookViewModel.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/viewModel/notebookViewModel.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import { MarkupCellViewModel } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/viewM
 import { ViewContext } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/viewModel/viewContext';
 import { NotebookCellTextModel } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/common/model/notebookCellTextModel';
 import { NotebookTextModel } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/common/model/notebookTextModel';
-import { CellEditType, CellKind, ICell, INotebookSearchOptions, ISelectionState, NotebookCellsChangeType, NotebookCellTextModelSplice, SelectionStateType } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/common/notebookCommon';
+import { CellKind, ICell, INotebookSearchOptions, ISelectionState, NotebookCellsChangeType, NotebookCellTextModelSplice, SelectionStateType } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/common/notebookCommon';
 import { cellIndexesToRanges, cellRangesToIndexes, ICellRange, reduceRanges } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/common/notebookRange';
 
 export interface INotebookEditorViewState {
@@ -773,31 +773,6 @@ export class NotebookViewModel extends Disposable implements EditorFoldingStateD
 		}
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 *
-	 * @param index
-	 * @param length
-	 * @param newIdx in an index scheme for the state of the tree after the current cell has been "removed"
-	 * @param synchronous
-	 * @param pushedToUndoStack
-	 */
-	moveCellToIdx(index: number, length: number, newIdx: number, synchronous: boolean, pushedToUndoStack: boolean = true): boolean {
-		const viewCell = this.viewCells[index] as CellViewModel;
-		if (!viewCell) {
-			return false;
-		}
-
-		this._notebook.applyEdits([
-			{
-				editType: CellEditType.Move,
-				index,
-				length,
-				newIdx
-			}
-		], synchronous, { kind: SelectionStateType.Index, focus: this.getFocus(), selections: this.getSelections() }, () => ({ kind: SelectionStateType.Index, focus: { start: newIdx, end: newIdx + 1 }, selections: [{ start: newIdx, end: newIdx + 1 }] }), undefined);
-		return true;
-	}
-
 	getEditorViewState(): INotebookEditorViewState {
 		const editingCells: { [key: number]: boolean; } = {};
 		this._viewCells.forEach((cell, i) => {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/test/cellOperations.test.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/test/cellOperations.test.ts
index 7c3e9a634dc..54408f05cef 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/test/cellOperations.test.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/test/cellOperations.test.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 import * as assert from 'assert';
 import { FoldingModel, updateFoldingStateAtIndex } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/contrib/fold/foldingModel';
-import { changeCellToKind, computeCellLinesContents, copyCellRange, joinNotebookCells, moveCellRange, runDeleteAction } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/controller/cellOperations';
+import { changeCellToKind, computeCellLinesContents, copyCellRange, joinNotebookCells, moveCellRange, moveCellToIdx, runDeleteAction } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/controller/cellOperations';
 import { CellEditType, CellKind, SelectionStateType } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/common/notebookCommon';
 import { withTestNotebook } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/test/testNotebookEditor';
 import { Range } from 'vs/editor/common/core/range';
@@ -13,6 +13,56 @@ import { ResourceTextEdit } from 'vs/editor/browser/services/bulkEditService';
 import { ResourceNotebookCellEdit } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/bulkEdit/browser/bulkCellEdits';
 
 suite('CellOperations', () => {
+	test('move cells down', async function () {
+		await withTestNotebook(
+			[
+				['//a', 'javascript', CellKind.Code, [], {}],
+				['//b', 'javascript', CellKind.Code, [], {}],
+				['//c', 'javascript', CellKind.Code, [], {}],
+			],
+			(editor, viewModel) => {
+				moveCellToIdx(editor, 0, 1, 0, true);
+				// no-op
+				assert.strictEqual(viewModel.cellAt(0)?.getText(), '//a');
+				assert.strictEqual(viewModel.cellAt(1)?.getText(), '//b');
+
+				moveCellToIdx(editor, 0, 1, 1, true);
+				// b, a, c
+				assert.strictEqual(viewModel.cellAt(0)?.getText(), '//b');
+				assert.strictEqual(viewModel.cellAt(1)?.getText(), '//a');
+				assert.strictEqual(viewModel.cellAt(2)?.getText(), '//c');
+
+				moveCellToIdx(editor, 0, 1, 2, true);
+				// a, c, b
+				assert.strictEqual(viewModel.cellAt(0)?.getText(), '//a');
+				assert.strictEqual(viewModel.cellAt(1)?.getText(), '//c');
+				assert.strictEqual(viewModel.cellAt(2)?.getText(), '//b');
+			}
+		);
+	});
+
+	test('move cells up', async function () {
+		await withTestNotebook(
+			[
+				['//a', 'javascript', CellKind.Code, [], {}],
+				['//b', 'javascript', CellKind.Code, [], {}],
+				['//c', 'javascript', CellKind.Code, [], {}],
+			],
+			(editor, viewModel) => {
+				moveCellToIdx(editor, 1, 1, 0, true);
+				// b, a, c
+				assert.strictEqual(viewModel.cellAt(0)?.getText(), '//b');
+				assert.strictEqual(viewModel.cellAt(1)?.getText(), '//a');
+
+				moveCellToIdx(editor, 2, 1, 0, true);
+				// c, b, a
+				assert.strictEqual(viewModel.cellAt(0)?.getText(), '//c');
+				assert.strictEqual(viewModel.cellAt(1)?.getText(), '//b');
+				assert.strictEqual(viewModel.cellAt(2)?.getText(), '//a');
+			}
+		);
+	});
+
 	test('Move cells - single cell', async function () {
 		await withTestNotebook(
 			[
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/test/notebookViewModel.test.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/test/notebookViewModel.test.ts
index b5f18be5052..5490f8ba931 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/test/notebookViewModel.test.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/test/notebookViewModel.test.ts
@@ -65,56 +65,6 @@ suite('NotebookViewModel', () => {
 		);
 	});
 
-	test('move cells down', async function () {
-		await withTestNotebook(
-			[
-				['//a', 'javascript', CellKind.Code, [], {}],
-				['//b', 'javascript', CellKind.Code, [], {}],
-				['//c', 'javascript', CellKind.Code, [], {}],
-			],
-			(editor, viewModel) => {
-				viewModel.moveCellToIdx(0, 1, 0, true);
-				// no-op
-				assert.strictEqual(viewModel.cellAt(0)?.getText(), '//a');
-				assert.strictEqual(viewModel.cellAt(1)?.getText(), '//b');
-
-				viewModel.moveCellToIdx(0, 1, 1, true);
-				// b, a, c
-				assert.strictEqual(viewModel.cellAt(0)?.getText(), '//b');
-				assert.strictEqual(viewModel.cellAt(1)?.getText(), '//a');
-				assert.strictEqual(viewModel.cellAt(2)?.getText(), '//c');
-
-				viewModel.moveCellToIdx(0, 1, 2, true);
-				// a, c, b
-				assert.strictEqual(viewModel.cellAt(0)?.getText(), '//a');
-				assert.strictEqual(viewModel.cellAt(1)?.getText(), '//c');
-				assert.strictEqual(viewModel.cellAt(2)?.getText(), '//b');
-			}
-		);
-	});
-
-	test('move cells up', async function () {
-		await withTestNotebook(
-			[
-				['//a', 'javascript', CellKind.Code, [], {}],
-				['//b', 'javascript', CellKind.Code, [], {}],
-				['//c', 'javascript', CellKind.Code, [], {}],
-			],
-			(editor, viewModel) => {
-				viewModel.moveCellToIdx(1, 1, 0, true);
-				// b, a, c
-				assert.strictEqual(viewModel.cellAt(0)?.getText(), '//b');
-				assert.strictEqual(viewModel.cellAt(1)?.getText(), '//a');
-
-				viewModel.moveCellToIdx(2, 1, 0, true);
-				// c, b, a
-				assert.strictEqual(viewModel.cellAt(0)?.getText(), '//c');
-				assert.strictEqual(viewModel.cellAt(1)?.getText(), '//b');
-				assert.strictEqual(viewModel.cellAt(2)?.getText(), '//a');
-			}
-		);
-	});
-
 	test('index', async function () {
 		await withTestNotebook(
 			[